The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02
HUFF SMELLS A BIG RAT.
BROWNS BETTERMENTs LETTER
PUTS HIM ON THE SCENT.

He Thinks the Letter Appeared Sus-
piciously Soon After Gov. Gordon's
Message on the State Road Question
The House Thrown Into Confusion
and the Debate Adjourned.
ATLANTA, Ga, oct In the House to
day Mr.. Calvin, Of Richmond, offered a
resolution to reinstate the special order Of
the day. which was to resume the considera-
ton Of the resolution providing for the sale
or lease of the Western and Atlantic rail
road. The resolution was adopted
Mr. Huff then took the floor and opened
his argument. He said that this resolution
reported favorably by the committee should
be considered as a plain business Propo-
sition His fight on this question
was because it was brought up three
years before there is any necessity for the
Legislature TO give the matter considera-
ton. The next Legislature should have the
consideration Of this question He referred
to Senator Browns letter and stated that
the Governor of the State had never re-
ferTed to IT, The committee report shows
itself that it does not attach any Importance
to the resolution. 1t says it may accept or
Itll-c any Dil OlEfEA lfti tt4t 0cAiE VI i3eA-I-
IL leaves the matter 70 the next legislature
just where he proposes TO leave II.
REMARKABLE PROMPTNEss.
The following day after the executive
called the attention of the Legislature to
the approaching expiration OF the lease
comes Senator Browns letter in which ne
saws: Having seen your message Here,
the very day after the message was read.
the House is flooded with Senator Browns
letter all printed all corrected and fixed
up in complete style. This extraordinary
piece Of prOmptneSs was never before heard
Of in Georgia He doubted if any publish
ing house could have gotten out such a
complete piece of work in such short time
In one night Senator Brown wrote
his letter, had it printed, the proof
corrected and the pamphlet pub
lshed in shape for putting before
the members in their seats. 1t
looked to him very much a. if an explana-
ton should be made for the rapidity with
which the Brown letter came out There
was something, to say the least, funny
about this whole thing 1t appeared IN the
discussion that there were TWO committee
reports. Mr.. Huff called for the reading of
both of them.
Mr. Harrell, of Webster, protested and
said that this should not lie done The
action Of a committee in its committee room
should not be made the property OF the
House
THROWN INTO CONFUSION.
Mr. Huff said that there was an evident
desire upon the part of some members of
the House 10 put him in a false position
He did not propose that this should be done
If the action of the committee was to be
made public he wanted everything brought
out or nothing at all
Mr. Harreli, of Webster, and Mr.. Gordon,
of Chatham, attempted to get the attention
of the Speaker. The former, after making
repeated efforts finally gave in, while the
latter continued TO hold the floor.
\ dozen members then made efforts to be
heard.
Questions of pereonal explanations. ques-
tons of privilege points Of order and mo-
tions to adjourn, were addressed to the
Speaker.
Pending this wrangle Mr.. Smith, of
Crawford, got in a motion to adjourn,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Huff. having the floor, will continue
his argument when the consideration Of the
measure is again resumed.